shabbat lamp

noun

A lamp with movable parts to expose or block its light, so that it can be lit or dimmed without using electrical power and thus (by some interpretations) without violating Jewish prohibitions against work on the Sabbath.

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Meanings

shabbat lamp1

nounshabbat lamp (plural shabbat lamps)

plural shabbat lamps

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Shabbat lamp.

Shabbat lamp2

nounShabbat lamp (plural Shabbat lamps)

plural Shabbat lamps · alternative sabbath lamp · alternative Sabbath lamp · alternative shabbat lamp

  1. A lamp with movable parts to expose or block its light, so that it can be lit or dimmed without using electrical power and thus (by some interpretations) without violating Jewish prohibitions against work on the Sabbath.
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